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== History == [[Image:Kutztownpatrinitylutheranchurch.jpg|thumb|Trinity Lutheran Church in Kutztown]] George (Coots) Kutz purchased {{convert|130|acre|ha}} of land that became Kutztown on June 16, 1755, from Peter Wentz who owned much of what is present-day [[Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania|Maxatawny Township]]. Kutz first laid out his plans for the town in 1779. The first lots in the new town of Cootstown, later renamed Kutztown, were purchased in 1785 by Adam Dietrich and Henry Schweier. Kutztown was incorporated as a borough on April 7, 1815, and is the second oldest borough in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] after [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], which became a borough in 1783 and became a city in 1847. Like most of Berks County, Kutztown was settled predominantly by [[Germans]], most of whom came from the [[Palatinate (region)|Palatinate]] region of southwest Germany, which borders the [[Rhine]] river. The Kutztown area encompasses an area of land also known as the East Penn Valley, a broad [[limestone]] valley situated in northern and eastern Berks County, bounded by the [[Blue Mountain (Pennsylvania)|Blue Mountain]] and [[South Mountain (Eastern Pennsylvania)|South Mountain]] ranges to the north and south, respectively, by the [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh County]] border to the east, and by [[Ontelaunee Creek]] ([[Maiden Creek]]) to the west. [[Crystal Cave (Pennsylvania)|Crystal Cave]] was discovered near Kutztown in 1871. The [[H.K. Deisher Knitting Mill]] and [[Kutztown 1892 Public School Building]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Since 1950, the Kutztown Folk Festival has been held in early July celebrating the culture, artistry, and culinary delights of the [[Pennsylvania Dutch]].
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